Education

Harvard Ophthalmology celebrated its clinical trainee graduation on Thursday, June 18, with an outdoor ceremony at the Boston Museum of Science. The event honored 8 Harvard Ophthalmology residents, the AY2025–2026 Chief Resident, two optometry residents...

After receiving a record number of applications, we will be welcoming nine 2025 Research Scholars later this month. The Harvard Ophthalmology Research Scholars Program , led by Joe Arboleda, MD, PhD, and Silas Wang, MD, offers rising second- and third...

We are excited to announce that after a national search, we have recruited Jennifer Lindsey, MD, MBA, to serve as Program Director for the Harvard Ophthalmology Residency Program and Vice Chair for Education at Harvard Ophthalmology and Associate Chief...

Lucy Young, MD, PhD, an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, is the 2023 recipient of the Simmons Lessell Excellence in Education Award. Presented during our clinical graduation ceremony on June 15, the award recognizes faculty...

On May 6, Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Ophthalmology hosted Updates in Pediatric Eye Care, a CME event for local primary eye care providers. The half-day event featured brief, TED-style talks by a number of faculty including Pablo...

This video-based educational curriculum—created by current and former ophthalmology residents and faculty member Grayson Armstrong, MD, MPH—serves as a quick and efficient yet comprehensive reference for open-globe injury repair. These videos are...

Harvard Ophthalmology held its clinical trainee graduation on Thursday, June 9. The outdoor ceremony, held at the Boston Museum of Science, celebrated eight Harvard Ophthalmology residents, the AY2022–2023 Chief Resident, and two optometry residents, as...

The Harvard Ophthalmology Residency Training Program, one of the best and most competitive ophthalmology training programs in the country, is expanding. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has approved our request to permanently...

Faculty from Boston Children's Hospital, including Gena Heidary, MD, PhD, Eric Gaier, MD, PhD, and David Hunter, MD, PhD, are working with their clinical trainees and the hospital's Applied Engineering team to develop a 3-D printed surgical eye simulator...